reusing double glazing

[sackville]

We are having our old French doors replaced. They are 30 years old and have a tiny airgap between the glass. We will have 6 pairs of doors each having two pairs of sealed units 44 x 88 cm. Has anyone tried using these in a greenhouse or leanto. If so what did you use as a frame? All suggestions gratefully received

[Thomzo]

I haven't personally but a friend of mine had a great lean-to type greenhouse made out of something similar (although only single glazed). I think it would be fantastic as a greenhouse but the units will probably be very heavy so you'd have to use a really strong frame.

What a great opportunity to reuse the glass as I gather it can't be recycled.

Zoe

[happy place]

if the doors are coming out in thier frames you could probably srew/bolt frames together.
but if your window fitter is anything like the ones ive seen the hassle will be getting the frames out undamaged.

[farmerdrea]

Our glass house is made of old windows, in their frames, just bolted/screwed together. We're into our second season with it, and it gives us about 5 extra weeks growing time for our tomatoes. It doesn't look flash, but it does the job!

We set the wood on gravel-filled trenches just slightly wider than the frame so the wood wouldn't ever be sitting on wet ground.

Cheers
Andrea
NZ

[jenko]

if you had the time and patience, score round the edge of the double glazing, then split them, being carefull not to break the glass, thus giving you twice the glass